Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering Gods grace in its various forms.

1 Peter 4:9-10

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Saturday and Nothing to do???

How'd that happen?? We have no plans, no places to hurry off to, no worries about where the wild man is going to nap and for how long, where we're going to eat (on the run, of course) or how much $$ this is all going to cost. I feel anxious for some reason. Have we forgotten something important? As I type this the phone rings so pardon me while I see what's going on... All is good, it's only one of my SIL's! So anyway, what is it I've forgotten? Hmmm, how about just doing something for myself because it's FUN! Oh, the guilt. Why is it we moms can't seem to do anything positive for ourselves without feeling guilty about it? I think it adds to my anxiety levels! Do something fun, feel the guilt, up the anxiety and everything is then normal. What is wrong with this!

So the SIL called with valuable info...there is a new yarn store open in Portland and after having checked out the website, I'm happy to share! It's called Tess Yarn and it is fabulous. The color gradation of the hand dyed wool is so vibrant and gorgeous. I can't wait to visit the store so I can sink my hands into all that yarny goodness! Bless her heart for thinking of me!

I'm facing an overwhelming urge to set aside the hubby sweater from hell for a short hiatus. I want to start on something else, like the baby blanket or another pair of socks. Something that will have more of an immediate result. I think if I experience some instant gratification I'll be reinvigorated and more energized to finish the hubby sweater. I don't want the sweater to be this huge hulking monster hanging over my head, either. So maybe a quick dishcloth or two to feed the need.

I've been losing a little bit of weight here and there and the reason I haven't blogged on it before now was I didn't want to jinx myself. I had lost 10 lbs somewhere this spring and hadn't lost much since then. I started off at *ahem* 256 and now I'm weighing in at 243. That is a whole 13 lbs people!!! I don't know what I'm doing exactly besides trying to eat less and better. It doesn't work all that often that's why I'm puzzled! So, I'm encouraged and now I actually want to exercise a little...maybe. Huh, maybe not? Oh, well. One day at a time! Did I hear a cookie calling?